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January 16th, 2025
Failing pressure-valve & transportation issues blamed for JvD water woes- SFC Report

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Acting Director of the Water and Sewerage Department Mr Brian Davis has advised that a failing pressure-reducing valve and transportation issues are the reasons for the water issues being experienced on Jost van Dyke since April 2024.

January 1st, 2025
20 complete Leak Detection Workshop led by Water Research Centre

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Twenty (20) participants from the Water and Sewage Department, Department of Facilities Management, Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, and His Majesty's Prison have completed a comprehensive Leak Detection Workshop organised by the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Works and led by Water Research Centre (WRc).

October 20th, 2024
Water & Sewerage ePortal coming- Hon Rymer

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI—Residents of the Virgin Islands will soon be able to make payments to the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) online.

September 30th, 2024
Competitive bidding process was done for $100M loan- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Dr Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the Ministry of Finance facilitated a bidding process before agreeing to the one hundred-million-dollar loan from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

April 13th, 2024
Several areas to face overnight water disruptions over technical issue

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several areas in the Virgin Islands (VI) are scheduled to face overnight water disruptions due to a technical issue at the local Seven Seas Desalination Plant.

April 2nd, 2024
UPDATE: Girl who drowned @ Savannah Bay identified as Dauria Alexander

MEYERS ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Our news centre can now confirm that the girl who drowned at Savannah Bay on Virgin Gorda on March 31, 2024, is Dauria Alexander, a student of Enis Adams Primary School.

January 29th, 2024
Water could be coming to farmers @ Paraquita Bay- Smith-Berkeley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The vexing issue of water for farming continues to be a challenge for farmers who use the Paraquita Bay lands on Tortola to plant and rear livestock. However, according to information from the House of Assembly Standing Finance Committee (SFC) Report, this is expected to be addressed.

November 11th, 2023
Persons trying to rewrite history over Biwater deal – Willock

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock who also served as the Director of the Water and Sewage Department in the Virgin Islands (VI), along as the Permanent Secretary for the local Ministry of Communications and Works said he was never involved in the negotiations or introduction of Biwater to the VI, however, supported the project.

November 3rd, 2023
Premier ‘stooped to a new low’ in Biwater blame game– Hon Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has accused Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) of stooping to a new low over the blame game connected to VI’s water woes, which he says has resulted in the Premier blaming his own party government for a poor contract with Biwater.

October 30th, 2023
'Main challenge' with water was created with signing of Biwater contract– Premier

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Long-time critic of the Biwater deal with the government of the Virgin Islands, Premier Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has blamed the signing of the controversial contract as the beginning of the challenges plaguing the Virgin Islands (VI) as it relates to water distribution today.

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